Delhi court dismisses Arvind Kejriwal's interim bail plea
The Hindu
Delhi court dismisses Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea, extends judicial custody, and schedules hearing for default bail application.
In yet another setback to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, a city court on June 5 dismissed his application for interim bail on medical grounds in the money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam.
Special Judge Kaveri Baweja directed the Tihar jail authorities to take care of his medical needs in judicial custody.
The judge also extended Mr. Kejriwal’s judicial custody till June 19.
The court is scheduled to take up on June 7 his application seeking default bail in the case.
During the hearing on June 1, the ED had opposed the application, saying he campaigned throughout the Lok Sabha elections but “now when he has to surrender, he suddenly claims to be ill”.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener surrendered on June 2 at the Tihar jail as the tenure of his interim bail granted by the Supreme Court expired on June 1.
The case relates to alleged corruption and money laundering in the formulation and execution of the Delhi Government’s now-scrapped excise policy for 2021-22.